Nonnie Grimbeek

Matilda is the world's most famous bookworm, no thanks to her ghastly parents.Her father thinks she's a little scab. Her mother spends all afternoon playing bingo. And her headmistress, Miss Trunchbull? She's the worst of all. She's a big bully, who thinks all her pupils are rotten and locks them in the dreaded Chokey. Despite these beastly grownups trying to push her down, Matilda is an extraordinary girl with a magical mind. And she's had enough. So all the terrible adults had better watch out, because she's going to teach them a lesson they'll never forget!

As Dana ná besoeke aan Orania, sy ouma-hulle se erf, Adriaan Vlok (met sy voetwasskottel) en Manji van Nkandla huis toe ry, is dit met 'n nuwe manier van kyk - en 'n nuwe hond. Die verhaal neem sy loop deur die Rugby Wêreldbeker, ontmoetings met oom Frik du Preez en Joost van der Westhuizen en 'n enigmatiese Valentynsboodskap. Op pad is Dana se eerlikste boek nog. Dit vra ons om op 'n nuwe reis te gaan, weg van vooroordeel en wantroue, na 'n plek van genade en hoop.

The crying persisted. The door of the lighthouse clanged in the distance, and Tom's tall frame appeared on the gallery as he scanned the island with the binoculars. 'Izzy!' he yelled, 'a boat!' He vanished and re-emerged at ground level. 'It's a boat all right,' Tom declared. 'And – oh cripes! There's a bloke, but –' The figure was motionless, yet the cries still rang out. He hoisted out a woollen bundle: a woman's soft lavender cardigan wrapped around a tiny, screaming infant.